Tag: 1979

Stephanie Mills – You Can Get Over (US 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1979

“You Can Get Over” is a 1979 Disco hit by American singer and songwriter Stephanie Mills taken from her third LP ‘What Cha’ Gonna Do with My Lovin”. The song was written and produced by James Mtume & Reggie Lucas. Lucas also produced several tracks for Madonna’s debut LP including “Borderline”, and “Lucky Star”, while James Mtume formed the R*B group Mtume best known for their hit “Juicy Fruit”.

“You Can Get Over” peaked at #8 on the Billboard Dance/Club Play chart in September 1979 (co-charting with “Put Your Body In It”) and just missed the Hot 100. The song also reached #55 on the Billboard R&B chart in December.

SIDE A:
You Can Get Over 8:58

SIDE B:
Deeper Inside Your Love 3:56

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1979 You Can Get Over U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play #8
1979 You Can Get Over U.S. Billboard Black singles #55

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: 20th Century Fox Records – TCD-99
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Goldisc Pressing
Country: US
Released: 1979
Genre: Electronic, Funk / Soul
Style: Disco

CREDITS:

NOTES:
from the “What Cha Gonna Do With My Lovin'” album, T-583
Printed in U.S.A.

Buy the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL TRANSFER & AUDIO RESTORATION:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net

THE GEAR:
Turntable: Technics SL-1200MK7
Cartridge/Stylus:  Ortofon 2M Black PnP MkII
Turntable Isolation Platform: ISO-Tone™ Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro Spin Acrylic Mat
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
Phono Pre-amp:
Pro-Jec Tube Box DS2
Tubes: Genalex Gold Lion 12AX7 ECC83/B759 Gold Pins Vacuum Tube – Matched Pair
DAC:
Alpha Design Labs GT40a USB DAC
Record Cleaning
: VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Artwork Scans
: Epson Workforce WF-7610 Professional Printer/Scanner

SOFTWARE:
Recording/Editing: Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Down Sampling/Dither: iZotope RX Advanced 2
Artwork Editor: Adobe Photoshop CS5
Click Removal: Manual
FLAC/MP3 Conversion: dBpoweramp
M3U Playlist: Playlist Creator

RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
FLAC (Level Eight)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

**24bit FLAC Only Available For Seven Days!


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Olivia Newton-John – Gimme Some Lovin’ (Disconet Edit) (US 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1979

Today marks the one-year anniversary of the passing of superstar, and icon Olivia Newton-John. Most of you that have been following me know that I am a massive ONJ fan so I wanted to do something special today.

In July of 1979, Disconet Remix Service released issue Volume 2 Number 11 which included a remix edit of one of the buried treasures from Olivia’s 1978 LP “Totally Hot” a cover version of Spencer Davis Group’s biggest U.S. hit, “Gimme Some Lovin’. Olivia did not release the song as a single however this would mark the first time Olivia appeared on any remix service. This edit along with many other early Disconet edits has been lost until now.  The song was included as part of Olivia’s 1980 TV Special Hollywood Nights watch the video here.

The track was remixed and edited by American DJ and remixer Bobby “DJ” Guttadaro. A former professional pharmacist, “The man who’s got ears” – as he was called in the music industry – started DJing at Fire Island’s “The Ice Palace” in 1971 and, later, at Manhattan’s “Le Jardin” and “Infinity”, soon becoming one of the most renowned names in the ’70s disco scene.

Bobby DJ is unanimously regarded as an out-and-out pioneer in beat-mixing and disco remixing: No wonder he was a member of the original team of remixers of legendary subscription label Disconet Program Service, along with such other famed DJs as Savarese and Kevin Guilmet.

He was the first DJ to be presented with a Gold Disc – for his work on Love Unlimited Orchestra’s “Love’s Theme” – and, in 1976, he was also awarded – with Tom Savarese – the Billboard Magazine’s “National Disco DJ of the Year” prize.

Unfortunately, Bobby DJ passed away in New York in 1989 (reportedly of AIDS-related illness).

Please keep in mind that this edit was done with vinyl recordings and then re-recorded and transferred to vinyl for the Disconet release. I have done my best to meticulously clean and restore this track. I also made a custom front cover sleeve for this release. I hope you enjoy it.

SIDE A:
Gimme Some Lovin’ (Disconet Edit) 4:22

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label:Disconet Program Service – MWDN 211
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: Jul 1979
Genre: Electronic
Style: Disco

CREDITS:
DJ Mix – Dolly DJ Guttadaro*
Producer –John Farrar

NOTES:
Taken from Disconet Volume 2 Number 11

Includes Disconet Dj News Letter describing each side of the two record set.

Dolly DJ Guttadaro is an intentional “joke” misspelling for Bobby DJ Guttadaro, The newsletter jokingly reports “Dolly” to be Bobby’s lost twin sister.

Buy the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL TRANSFER & AUDIO RESTORATION:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net

THE GEAR:
Turntable: Technics SL-1200MK7
Cartridge/Stylus:  Ortofon 2M Black PnP MkII
Turntable Isolation Platform: ISO-Tone™ Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro Spin Acrylic Mat
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
Phono Pre-amp:
Pro-Jec Tube Box DS2
Tubes: Genalex Gold Lion 12AX7 ECC83/B759 Gold Pins Vacuum Tube – Matched Pair
DAC:
Alpha Design Labs GT40a USB DAC
Record Cleaning
: VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Artwork Scans
: Epson Workforce WF-7610 Professional Printer/Scanner

SOFTWARE:
Recording/Editing: Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Down Sampling/Dither: iZotope RX Advanced 2
Artwork Editor: Adobe Photoshop CS5
Click Removal: Manual
FLAC/MP3 Conversion: dBpoweramp
M3U Playlist: Playlist Creator

RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
FLAC (Level Eight)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

**24bit FLAC Only Available For Seven Days!


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Gloria Gaynor – I Will Survive (Us 12″ Promo)

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NEW 2023 Transfer
NEW Meticulous Audio Restoration

Originally posted August 13, 2012

The song that really fought to find its audience, I Will Survive first surfaced as the B-side to a long-forgotten single before eventually becoming a Studio 54 anthem. Its status as one of the best LGBTQ+ Pride songs is tinged with sadness – arguably a last stand against the backlash of homophobia that would secure disco’s first demise and add so much extra suffering to the HIV/AIDS epidemic, then just around the corner. This transatlantic chart-topper would overwhelm Gaynor’s career but, as defining moments go, it’s in a class of its own.

“I Will Survive” is a song by American singer Gloria Gaynor, released in October 1978 as the second single from her sixth album, Love Tracks (1978). It was written by Freddie Perren and Dino Fekaris. A top-selling song, it is a popular disco anthem, as well as being certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

Originally released as the B-side to a cover version of the Righteous Brothers song “Substitute”, “I Will Survive” became a worldwide hit for Gaynor when disc jockeys played that side of the record instead. New copies of the record were eventually pressed with “I Will Survive” as the A-side (“Substitute” itself peaked at number 7 on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart, equaling to number 107 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart).

As a disco number, the song was unique for its time by virtue of Gaynor’s having no background singers. And, unlike her first disco hits, the track was not pitched up to make it faster and to render Gaynor’s recorded voice in a higher register than that in which she actually sang. Most disco hits at the time were heavily produced, with multiple voices, overdubs, and adjustments to pitch and speed. “I Will Survive” had a much more spare and “clean” sound. Had it been originally planned and released as an A-side, it would almost certainly have undergone a substantially more heavy-handed remix.

The song received the first-ever Grammy Award for Best Disco Recording in 1980, the only year the award was given. It is ranked #492 on Rolling Stone magazine’s list of “the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time”, and ranked at #97 on Billboard magazine’s “All-Time Hot 100”. In 2000, the song was ranked #1 in VH1’s list of the 100 greatest dance songs.

SIDE A:
I Will Survive 8:02

SIDE B:
Yo Vivire (Spanish Version) 7:52

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1979 I Will Survive U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #1
1979 I Will Survive U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary Tracks #9
1979 I Will Survive U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play #1
1979 I Will Survive U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles #4

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Polydor – PD D 512
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, 56
Country: US
Released: 1979
Genre: Funk / Soul
Style: Disco

CREDITS:

NOTES:
Produced for Grand Slam Productions

Promotion Copy – Not For Sale

Buy the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL TRANSFER & AUDIO RESTORATION:
-DjPaulT
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THE GEAR:
Turntable: Technics SL-1200MK7
Cartridge/Stylus:  Ortofon 2M Black PnP MkII
Turntable Isolation Platform: ISO-Tone™ Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro Spin Acrylic Mat
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
Phono Pre-amp:
Pro-Jec Tube Box DS2
Tubes: Genalex Gold Lion 12AX7 ECC83/B759 Gold Pins Vacuum Tube – Matched Pair
DAC:
Alpha Design Labs GT40a USB DAC
Record Cleaning
: VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Artwork Scans
: Epson Workforce WF-7610 Professional Printer/Scanner

SOFTWARE:
Recording/Editing: Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Down Sampling/Dither: iZotope RX Advanced 2
Artwork Editor: Adobe Photoshop CS5
Click Removal: Manual
FLAC/MP3 Conversion: dBpoweramp
M3U Playlist: Playlist Creator

RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
FLAC (Level Eight)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

**24bit FLAC Only Available For Seven Days!


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M – Moonlight and Muzak (US 12″ Promo)

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TOTALLY OBSCURE 80s!

“Moonlight and Muzak” was the third single released by “M” an English new wave and synthpop music project from London, England, led by English musician Robin Scott. “Moonlight and Muzak” reached No. 33 in December 1979 on the UK singles chart. The song was taken from the group’s debut LP New York · London · Paris · Munich.

SIDE A:
Moonlight And Muzak 6:03

SIDE B:
Woman Make Man 2:15

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Sire – PRO-A-842-RE
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo
Country: US
Released: 1979
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:

NOTES:
From the Sire album New York – London – Paris – Munich

Made in the U.S.A.

Buy the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL TRANSFER & AUDIO RESTORATION:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net

THE GEAR:
Turntable: Technics SL-1200MK7
Cartridge/Stylus:  Ortofon 2M Black PnP MkII
Turntable Isolation Platform: ISO-Tone™ Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro Spin Acrylic Mat
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
Phono Pre-amp:
Pro-Jec Tube Box DS2
DAC:
Alpha Design Labs GT40a USB DAC
Record Cleaning
: VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Artwork Scans
: Epson Workforce WF-7610 Professional Printer/Scanner

SOFTWARE:
Recording/Editing: Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Down Sampling/Dither: iZotope RX Advanced 2
Artwork Editor: Adobe Photoshop CS5
Click Removal: Manual
FLAC/MP3 Conversion: dBpoweramp
M3U Playlist: Playlist Creator

RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
FLAC (Level Eight)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

**24bit FLAC Only Available For Seven Days!


Password: burningtheground

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